Quote Originally Posted by jr711
is there a difference between which ones to get? just surfing around i found that Maha brand seems to be the leader but i really have no clue. whats the difference in performance between 1700mAh, 1800mAh, 2200mAh, or 2300mAh? whats the best for digi cams?

its for a Canon A95

thanks
I've been using Maha NiMHs for 3 years now, just replaced a bunch of them a couple of months ago (they're starting to refuse to take a charge). They're supposed to be good 500 charges, but I haven't actually kept track. We use them daily with our MR-14EX ringlights and A70 digicam(we use the A70 for quick portraits for the patient chart). They've definitely saved us a little bit of money-probably about $1200 minus about $100 for the batteries and chargers. I don't know if they last longer or shorter than regular batteries, but they definitely cycle the capacitors on the flash a LOT faster than regular alkalines. The bad part is that they cycle consistently-no warning that they're running out of juice. When they're drained, they'll have just enough juice to keep the flash circuitry on, but not enough to charge the flash's capacitors no matter how long you wait. I keep 4 in my flash, plus 8 spares at all times for my own photography.